Glenn Quagmire said:
Your article doesn't touch on many key issues with Obamcare.
And I suppose you have nary a clue what its like on the short end of the stick for many forced into Obamacare.
Ever stop and think what a guy in the 20k to 30k wage group has in his wallet after paying all the bills and such?
I know progressives get all touchy feely about what they think has been accomplished.
Obamacare forces him to buy a policy, so he has two choices, buy or pay the fine. With that choice of buying a policy, he has several options, several 'low cost' plans with extremely high out of pocket deductibles or a nice low out of pocket with an extremely high monthly cost.
So go plug in some monthly paycheck expenditures for everyday living out of his paycheck and tell me what if anything he has left for non discretionary spending (like personal savings, eating out,etc)
Now we have the Obamacare premium.....or the fine. I bet you haven't a clue as to how many complied with the law but can't afford to go to the doctor because they don't have money to pay the high out of pocket deductibles.
You do know a doctors office visit doesn't have a copay until you reach the out of pocket unless you have reasonable coverage which many forced into buying policies on the short end of the stick don't. Office visit is easy $75 to $250 depending on the doctor.
I personally know several who have had their hours cut from full time to part time so employers don't have to comply. You can't drop this at the feet of employers either, most had some type healthcare offered before Obamacare and couldn't afford it too. This has happened all across the fruited plain.
One by one, providers are dropping out of the marketplace due to paying out more than they are bringing in due to the Karl Marx required freebie coverage in the ACA.
So the Republicans are trapped into a dilemma not of their creating?
Do some research and see why people are going broke with the 'Affordable Care Act'
Created by well intentioned ****heads.
I think Mr Schlesinger is out of touch.